Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Michael Zung

46Patents
24h-index
45Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 25, 1997 → Jan 18, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6136010A Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 760 Expired
US6964668B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 448 Expired
US7001400B1 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 386 Expired
US7850701B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 109 Expired
US7837696B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 91 Expired
US9125562B2 Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system Human Necessities 79 Active
US9345510B2 Atherectomy catheters with longitudinally displaceable drive shafts Human Necessities 75 Active
US9572492B2 Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 69 Active
US8644913B2 Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 65 Active
US8038688B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 65 Expired
US9498600B2 Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip Human Necessities 59 Active
US9788790B2 Optical coherence tomography for biological imaging Human Necessities 54 Active
US9345398B2 Atherectomy catheter drive assemblies Human Necessities 53 Active
US8172860B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 53 Active
US8057491B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 49 Active
US8137364B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 46 Expired
US8663248B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 36 Active
US10052125B2 Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip Human Necessities 35 Active
US10349974B2 Atherectomy catheters with longitudinally displaceable drive shafts Human Necessities 34 Active
US10244934B2 Atherectomy catheter drive assemblies Human Necessities 29 Active
US8323298B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 29 Active
US10342491B2 Optical coherence tomography for biological imaging Human Necessities 29 Active
US10729326B2 Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system Human Necessities 27 Active
US10548478B2 Balloon atherectomy catheters with imaging Human Necessities 25 Active
US11284916B2 Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devices Human Necessities 19 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.